OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 15: (FILE) JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders sits on the bench after being taken out of their game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on November 15, 2009 in Oakland, California. According toreports on May 6, 2010, the Raiders have released quarterback JaMarcus Russell, drafted overall number one in 2007. less

OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 15: (FILE) JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders sits on the bench after being taken out of their game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on November ... more

The former Raiders quarterback is making a comeback, just as soon as he slims down from his current weight of 308 pounds. The former 6-foot-6, 265-pound No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft has not played a single NFL snap since the 2009 season. Russell is down from the 320 pounds he weighed this past fall and has been focusing on cardio conditioning the past six weeks to lose the weight," he told Yahoo Sports. "My first year out, I couldn't watch football but after a while, I couldn't keep the TV off," he said. "I got that itchy feeling but now I gotta watch it, gotta watch."

Manti Te'o

The Notre Dame linebacker admitted to Katie Couric he answered questions about his "dead," online girlfriend even after he received a call Dec. 6 from a woman posing as the fake person. He also maintained he played no part in the hoax. Pressed by Couric to admit that he was in on the deception, the All-American said he was convinced the woman he knew as Lennay Kekua died in September. "Katie, put yourself in my situation. I, my whole world told me that she died on Sept. 12. Everybody knew that. This girl, who I committed myself to, died on Sept. 12," Te'o said.